Theology Nerd Throwdown

Barry Taylor is back for round three of the Theology of Rock! This time we wanted to help all those going in and out of the voting booth this week get provoked by some of the USofA’s best protest song writers to dream a bit bigger than our current political conversation.

In the episode we discuss...

• This Land is Your Land, Woody Guthrie
• Man in Black, Johnny Cash
• The Times They Are a Changing, Bob Dylan
• All She Wants to Do is Dance, Don Henley
• American Skin, Bruce Springsteen
• Sleep Now in the Fire, Rage Against the Machine
• Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue, Toby Keith (was not played)
• Strange Fruition, Lupe Fiasco

In addition to the most awesome conversation with Barry we were joined at this live podcast by some amazing musicians including Randy, Colleen, & Daniel Bedingfield.

SUPPORT the podcast by just getting anything on AMAZON through THIS LINK or you can get some Homespun Craftianity. We really appreciate your assistance in covering all the hosting fees which went up 30 bucks a month due to the growing Deaconate!

This is second sold out live show from the Disciples of Christ General Assembly in Columbus Ohio. It was a spectacular evening and some it was recorded. What wasn’t recorded was taking our guest Andy on his first trip to Waffle House.

In this episode you will get...

Adam Phillips & Andy Goebel shall be in the house talking about their church plants getting kicked out of one denomination and welcomed into another for being welcoming.

Phil Snider, GLAD award recipient and postmodern pulpit practitioner, joins us for some sermonic convo and a Preach Off vs Tripp.

There’s a display of Tripp’s lack of cultural awareness, Amy’s endless reservoir of fear & Christian’s excellent French accent.

We have some heart felt tunes from Andra Moran & Trey and Carter from Populis join us for some jams.

This podcast was sponsored by Phillips Theological Seminary. Josh Linton was in the house for Phillips

and got everyone their first two drinks. Can you imagine a cooler place to go to school? Make sure you check them out and holla at Josh with any questions.

** Get your Tickets for Subverting the Norm III with the discount code HBCSTN & the Theology Nerd Bootcamp with Jack Caputo**

Slave Free Earth Co-founder Will Henderson stops by HBC Headquarters for throw-down about human trafficking, global sex slavery and emerging as a progressive. It is an explosive conversation.

You can join the Slave Fee Community at SlaveFreeEath.com and pledge to be a 7 community member.

Cathy and Will Henderson were on the HBC podcast last Fall. They are both deacons and ongoing sponsors of the podcast!

If you are interested in the issue of human trafficking – make sure to get our interview here and read this survivor story.

This episode is sponsored by the Subverting the Norm Conference 2 in Springfield Missouri April 5th and 6th. Thanks to both Drury University and Phillips Theological Seminary for sponsoring the conference and making it the most affordable two-day event of the year.

*** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!***

What do you get when you ask 3 theology nerds “what does the church and the Occupy movement have to do with each other?” – 3 different answers.

Friends of the podcast – Jeremy Fackenthal, Kirsten Gerdes and the Dean Philip Clayton each respond to the challenge that Occupy provides the church.

This is the 2nd half of a session at last year’s AAR gathering in Chicago. You can hear the first half here.

____________

Remember: Easter comes early this year so Lent starts on February 13. Bo will be blogging through the book Neighbors and Wisemen every weekday through the Lenten Journey. Come and join the conversation!

This episode is sponsored by the Subverting the Norm Conference 2 in Springfield Missouri April 5th and 6th. Thanks to both Drury University and Phillips Theological Seminary for sponsoring the conference and making it the most affordable two-day event of the year.

*** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!***

The holidays are here and you know what that means?

Awkward conversations about religion and politics with family, friends, and coworkers.

Today on the podcast I am bringing you some wisdom... rules even... from two friends who work at the intersection of religion and the psychological sciences. Sarah Lane Ritchie and Kutter Callaway were part of the live podcast last week in San Diego and after hearing these ‘rules’ for the holidays, I knew I needed to share them ASAP.

The live event included a bunch of other segments that engaged an upcoming film J.E.S.U.A. The rest of the podcast will come out near the release of the film. I moved the rules from the end of the conversation to the beginning, so after that segment you will go back in time to the beginning of my chat with Sarah and Kutter.

Here are the 7 rules.

1. You are NOT your ideas
2. Prioritize Sleep
3. Make Yourself Start (or keep) Meditating (here’s the Examen app I mentioned)
4. Be a Documentarian – talk by listening
5. Acknowledge Their Trauma... including being in a family with you and your deconstructive path
6. Remember Everyone You See and Love Will Die
7. Criticism is a Form of Pursuit

This episode was sponsored by the upcoming documentary film J.E.S.U.S.A.Â

J.E.S.U.S.A. is an in-depth exploration of the relationship between Christianity and American nationalism and the violence that can often emerge from it. Far from a new phenomenon, this documentary traces the co-opting of Christianity by the state all the way back to when the Christian faith became the official religion of the Roman Empire.

Through interviews with a diverse group of scholars, pastors, historians, and activists, this film shows how specific readings of the Bible have led many Christians to confuse their devotion to Jesus with their dedication to the state. The film helps viewers rediscover and restore long-held Christian beliefs regarding nonviolence, inspiring Christians to become purveyors of peace rather than enablers of conflict and violence.

The documentary will be released for general viewing on February 25, 2020, and will be available on many streaming platforms for rental or purchase.

If you wish to help organize a showing for your church or organization, please contact the production team here.

The film includes some amazing people like David Bentley Hart, Suzanne Ross, Brian Zahnd, Osheta Moore, Diana Butler Bass, Greg Boyd, and many more.

Dr. Sarah Lane Ritchie is Lecturer in Theology and Science at the University of Edinburgh. She has a PhD in Science and Religion from the University of Edinburgh, where her doctoral work focused on the question of divine action in the human mind. A Michigander by birth, Sarah also holds a BA in Philosophy and Religion from Spring Arbor University, an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary, and an MSc in Science and Religion from the University of Edinburgh. Her published work focuses on questions arising from the intersection of theology, philosophy, and the various brain-related sciences. Sarahâ€TMs research interests include divine action, philosophy of mind, naturalism, cognitive science of religion, and the psychology of belief formation.

Dr. Kutter Callaway  is associate professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary and Co-Director of Reel Spirituality. He is the author of The Aesthetics of Atheism: Theology and Imagination in Contemporary Culture, Deep Focus: Film and Theology in Dialogue, Watching TV Religiously: Television and Theology in Dialogue, Scoring Transcendence: Contemporary Film Music as Religious Experience, and Breaking the Marriage Idol: Reconstructing Our Cultural and Spiritual Norms. Prior to teaching at Fuller, Callaway served in pastoral ministry for nearly a decade, focusing primarily on young and emerging adults.

He frequently hosts or participates in public conversations about religion, spirituality, and culture with artists, filmmakers, and industry leaders.